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diff --git a/READMEdir/README_vms.txt b/READMEdir/README_vms.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d38fa98 --- /dev/null +++ b/READMEdir/README_vms.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +README_vms.txt for version 8.2 of Vim: Vi IMproved. + +This file explains the installation of Vim on VMS systems. +See "README.txt" in the runtime archive for information about Vim. + + +Most information can be found in the on-line documentation. Use ":help vms" +inside Vim. Or get the runtime files and read runtime/doc/os_vms.txt to find +out how to install and configure Vim with runtime files etc. + +To compile Vim yourself you need three archives: + vim-X.X-rt.tar.gz runtime files + vim-X.X-src.tar.gz source files + vim-X.X-extra.tar.gz extra source files + +Compilation is recommended, in order to make sure that the correct +libraries are used for your specific system. Read about compiling in +src/INSTALLvms.txt. + +To use the binary version, you need one of these archives: + + vim-XX-exe-ia64-gui.zip IA64 GUI/Motif executables + vim-XX-exe-ia64-gtk.zip IA64 GUI/GTK executables + vim-XX-exe-ia64-term.zip IA64 console executables + vim-XX-exe-axp-gui.zip Alpha GUI/Motif executables + vim-XX-exe-axp-gtk.zip Alpha GUI/GTK executables + vim-XX-exe-axp-term.zip Alpha console executables + vim-XX-exe-vax-gui.zip VAX GUI executables + vim-XX-exe-vax-term.zip VAX console executables + +and of course + vim-XX-runtime.zip runtime files + +The binary archives contain: vim.exe, ctags.exe, xxd.exe files, +but there are also prepared "deploy ready" archives: + +vim-XX-ia64.zip GUI and console executables with runtime and + help files for IA64 systems +vim-XX-axp.zip GUI and console executables with runtime and + help files for Alpha systems +vim-XX-vax.zip GUI and console executables with runtime and + help files for VAX systems + +GTK builds need LIBGTK library installed. + +These executables and up to date patches for OpenVMS system are downloadable +from http://www.polarhome.com/vim/ or ftp://ftp.polarhome.com/pub/vim/ + |